That is crazy because editing on Steemit.com helps the posts to be more user friendly to those not using the app! Will you make it so the posts do not disappear if they are edited because that might help a lot for mass adoption? I want to edit almost any post I made on another platform to appear best here.

Well we don't even allow markdown in our editor. We do this to prevent people from turning normal 240 character post into 1000 words post on zappl.

Its a preventative measure against abuse, zappl is meant to host zappl data and when you edit data it messes with the filter method of only showing zappl content. Once app:"name" changes which it does when you edit a post.

We will look into how spaces and breaks are handled in the code on post to insure the quality of how you wrote the zap. Also as sames said we will be adding editing features soon to allow people to fix their posts.

You didn't mention specifically how using these different apps can increase your rewards, but if I'm not mistaken, you can get a small upvote from the account of the app if you use their app? Is that right @jerrybanfield?

I know that I got a decent up vote from Dsound for my first upload, So I'm guessing the other apps are doing a similar thing too. If you think about it, it makes perfect sense, as a lot of the target audience to these apps are people who do not yet use steemit, so Upvoting the occasional post is a good way to get them hooked on the platform once they receive that first large payout.

That is correct @brandonp. Also, each app should be used to post different kind of content. For example, @dmania is used strictly for memes, @dtube works exactly like YouTube so you want to post videos ect.
You might want to take a look at each account to figure out which kind of content fits best.
Have a good one!

And if you don't get a good upvote from them you will lose some of your regular rewards to them because they cut some beneficiaries. It's important to let newbies about this too, but nobody mentions about these potential losses. When you use these apps for posting and use those upvote bots for promotion but don't get any extra upvotes(rather than regular) you are loosing something here.

Does busy.org claim a part of your rewards too?
What about utopian.io?
And how come you forgot chainbb?
These 'apps' participate in rewards for posts not posted through them.
Just exchange the word 'rewards' with the word 'reputation' and you will be on point.

I just wish that you could organise your posts on Steemit.com in to playlists. That way you could direct all of your zapple posts to one and all of your Dsounds to another and your Steepshots also to its own. As you can probably tell, I like keep things organised and having everything that i post on all of these different sites being thrown onto my steemit blog in a random order tends to bug me a little. I like to think that some of my content will continue to be enjoyed years from now and so i feel that organising them would make our steemit pages look much more professional.

This is like my thoughts about it too! I only joined steemit late January and ive really been trying hard, and I am worried since all of this shows up in my steemit like a blog post i am going to lose the (very few and special) followers I do have if I post these things and they show up in the same column as my more detailed posts...am I overthinking this? I do tend to over think everything...

Exactly. I posted a Meme on Dmania the other day and now that's the first thing people see when they click on my blog, despite the fact that I've also been uploading my music to Dsound, which I've been working much harder on. Hopefully they add this feature soon, because I think it would improve the experience of content creators much more.

I guess you just have to hope that for now that all the people that do follow you want to see everything you have to post... I guess when you follow someone on other social media you tend to follow the same people anyways (at least I do) I guess the same concept applies here. I just hope people want to see that much of me... :/

I think this is the way to go. I believe we have to diversify our social media platforms moving forward to make sure all of our efforts aren’t concentrated on the future MySpace of blockchain based social media platforms. Not sure that anyone can predict which platform will be the next Facebook, but if you’re on many of these platforms then the chances of great results increase dramatically! Also, all these applications are built on the steem blockchain. This means good things if you own steem or steem power. It will only increase demand for the coin. However, there are other blockchains that will compete in this space in the future, but we’ve got 6-12 months before that’s a real possibility. This means for the time being steem has an amazing head start and could be hard to catch from a blockchain based social media tech! EOS could compete in the future, but they have a ways to go!

Excellent- thank you so much for your help! I'm still learning in all of this, but I've found that the people on Steem are incredibly eager and willing to help out, which is huge! I'm optimistic about what 2018 holds in store!

I just tried @zappl (twice) but it doesn't seem to work for me at the moment. I'll give it another go another time! Plus your 'Zap' doesn't appear in my feed on Zappl (nothing does), which it should as I follow you…

@jerrybanfield, thanks, these are some nice tools I have to take a look at.

I am also working on a small project to support the Steemit community. I want to develop an Artificial Intelligence to help curation and minnows. It is called TrufflePig and I'll post another update tomorrow to showcase a prototype and explain how it works. Take a look if you are interested :-) Cheers!

My brain is going to explode, just when I thought I was getting used to Steemit there are 100 million more things to learn!😱 I have heard of busy.org but I’ve never used it. Looks like that will be the one I try to research today.

I recently joined Zappl too and I love the functionality and diversification it brings to your social media account here on Steemit. With Steemit it feels more like a blog posting articles and videos, etc. having Zappl in addition provides you more of a Twitter like addition to your account to provide general updates, feelings, questions, even photos and videos too and the tagging is super easy using hashtags.

I'm a huge fan and I plan to be a big user of Zappl.

Thanks for sharing because I'm sure there's still a ton of people that aren't even aware this exists.

@jerrybanfield, I'm @avowal, a fan of you. I joined steemit this month and it's a mixed feeling for me so far. I observed that you help newbie a lot to promote and resteem their post. I wish you do the same for me. I look forward to you endorsing and helping me. Thanks. You gesture will be appreciated.@avowal

Thats interesting
I know dmania,dtube,utopian-io gives some of the great reward but I came across one things that these platform getaway with big chunk of the post.I know they built it they need to be rewarded for that but if platform like dmania getaway with 50%.that seems huge.isnt it?

Each platform has different ways it upvotes. I test each out to see who upvotes me the most as well and if we all do that we can help find our best posting strategies here where our contributions are rewarded the most and give back the best.

Thanks for the tip Jerry, I have just started to look at some of the other tools used on the blockchain. Like Dtube and Busy.. I always enjoy your uplifting personality and bright outlook on things.. Keep up the good work. I have been following you since the time you posted about going all in on Steem.. I think it was back around July.. Hows that working out for you? you have to at least 2x by now.. Anyway you have my witness vote also bro.. Again thanks for all that you do.

Thanks @jerrybanfield for this but I want to ask a quick question, please Is there a particular kinda post you do that makes these apps increase your reward ? This is because I have used busy.org and esteem apps but my reward didn’t increase. Pls enlighten me more.

@jerrybanfield these are all great apps built on Steem. Would you be kind enough to vote me as a witness. I owe you a great deal for the tutorial on how to set up a witness node but as someone with zero audience it’s a pain to get going.
Thank you and keep up the good work!
Bless!

This is good content that will help alot of us in this community but l was expecting a detailed information on how each app works. For instance, @busy.org is for writing, @dtube for videos and so on, even hidden things that will help us to have a good experience on steemit by using those app. Thanks!

I've been here a couple months and the insincerity is the first thing that stood out. There are people who share thoughtful comments and you can tell they're just trying to get a vote, but at least they put some time and effort into what they're saying.

The group that bugs me are basically e-beggars with lazy, low-effort "thank you for posting"-type content. It's like chicks fishing for compliments and attention on Insta, but instead of putting SOME work into a cute photo they just snap a pic of themselves laying in bed, messed up hair and face pushed back showing off the double chin.

what is the difference between busy and esteem?

Yeah. i think this is a great tip provided by you ... we should have to be smart to use this and make our rewards much better...
Thanks mate you are just so kind and always comes with new tips and tricks...
Just a thumbs up for you :)

Hell yea @jerrybanfield. Now this looks like a good tool. I want to start some dtube stuff myself. In the 9 days I have been on Steemit seems like I learn a new income tool or technique. Maybe one day I can move to Dolphin class.

sir @jerrybanfield i also followed you on youtube extremely sorry sir but i have some confusions regarding this post if you don't mind please make a video for us and explain how to use these apps thank you

I agree with a friend @brandonp who says
You didn't mention specifically how using these different apps can increase your rewards, but if I'm not mistaken, you can get a small upvote from the account of the app if you use their app?

It becomes clear after posting in Steemit that posting from associate networks brings support from that network. Thank you for making this clear to everyone. I use DSounds and busy but would like to try zapple, esteem and utopia.

When I like something then I will vote them as a witness like when I voted you as a witness.

First I have to try the product. A lot of these networks use steemconnect so they are easy to use and login without giving out active or owner key permission.

BTW, @PRC mentions you as one of his benefactors in helping him developing the awesome #Dsound app! Thanks for that as well, as a musician, #Dsound is one of my greatest motivations to post quality tracks regularly! Long live #Dsound!